Whaling

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many countries allow the hunting of whales; and how many whales were killed in 2004–05, broken down by species.

Ben Bradshaw: Seven countries are currently involved in whaling operations. Of these Norway carries out commercial whaling under objection to the International Whaling Commission Moratorium. Japan and Iceland take whales under special permit (so called "scientific" whaling) and the remaining four countries are involved in aboriginal subsistence whaling.
	Aboriginal whaling is not affected by the moratorium on commercial whaling and is permitted under IWC rules from Denmark (Greenland, fin and minke whales), the Russian Federation (Siberia, gray whales), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (humpback whales), and the USA (Alaska, bowhead and occasionally off Washington State, gray whales).
	In 2004–05 13 fin, one humpback, 1,368 minke, three sperm, 44 bowhead, 11 gray, 100 sei and 51 brydes were killed, as reported to the International Whaling Commission.

Sudan

Robert Goodwill: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Sudan.

Hilary Benn: 1.8 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Darfur and just under 3 and a half million are now dependent on humanitarian assistance. Although the latest UN mortality survey shows that the number of deaths has decreased significantly since last year, banditry and the recent increase in violence are a cause of considerable concern.
	In Southern Sudan malnutrition levels are in places, as bad as in Darfur. The situation should improve after the anticipated good harvest, but there will still be areas where food is insufficient. People are now returning home to the South, but the humanitarian and development needs there are enormous.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Eric Joyce: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support has been offered to (a) the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and (b) the United Nations Mission to the Congo to increase the effectiveness of (i) border and customs controls and (ii) airspace monitoring.

Hilary Benn: At the request of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) transitional Government in 2004, DFID facilitated a review of the DRC's customs operations by Crown Agents UK. This year, the DRC Government has indicated a willingness to follow up the report in terms of improved border and customs controls. DFID is considering supporting this. We are also considering further options for DFID's engagement in this area, for example through supporting the French and EC on the development of a customs reform programme focused on border points in Katanga and Ituri.
	We have encouraged the Mission des Nations Unies au Congo (MONUC) to increase border and airspace monitoring as far as their resources allow given current priorities for MONUC action (supporting the elections, and tackling the Front Democratique pour la Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) in the east and other armed groups in Ituri). The UK's contribution to MONUC through UN assessed contributions in 2005 is estimated to be £48 million, as well as six personnel in key positions. We have regularly lobbied at the UN Security Council for an increase in MONUC's capacity, particularly in the run up to the elections.

India

Denis MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much UK aid has been given to India in each year since 2000.

Gareth Thomas: UK development assistance to India has been rising steadily since 2000, in response to the scale of the poverty challenge and the positive environment for poverty reduction and development.
	Gross UK development assistance to India (including aid from other UK official sources) in each of the last five financial years was:
	
		
			  £ million 
			  Gross UK assistance to India 
		
		
			 2000–01 125.5 
			 2001–02 199.2 
			 2002–03 183.5 
			 2003–04 244 
			 2004–05 269.3

National Lottery

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what projects based in the London borough of Brent have received National Lottery funding; and how much was received in the last 12 months.

Richard Caborn: In the borough of Brent there have been 574 Lottery awards made to recipients, some of whom received multiple awards. In 2004 74 awards, worth a total of £5.9 million, were made in Brent. A list, which has been placed in the Library, has been derived from the Department's Lottery award database, which is searchable at www.lottery.culture.gsi.gov.uk, which uses data supplied by the Lottery distributors.

Income Growth

Michael Meacher: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average income of each decile of earnings has been in each year since 1996–97; and what the real terms annual growth in income of each decile was between 1996–97 and the latest date for which this information is available.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Michael Meacher, dated 12 October 2005
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the average income of each decile of earnings has been in each year since 1996–97; and what the real terms annual growth in income of each decile was between 1996–97 and the latest date for which this information is available. (16358)
	Currently average earnings are estimated from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). Prior to 1998 average earnings were estimated from the New Earnings Survey (NES), and are provided for full time employees on adult rates of pay whose pay was unaffected by absence during the pay period. This is the standard definition used for ASHE and NES tables. The ASHE does not collect data on the self employed and people who do unpaid work.
	Table 1 attached below contains statistics on earnings from the NES from 1986—1998 and from ASHE for the years 1998—2004. In table 2, the figures from table 1 are expressed in 2004 prices by uprating with the Retail Price Index (RPI).
	The ASHE, carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a one per cent sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes, but because of its sampling frame, it has difficulty capturing data on people with very low pay. It is therefore likely to under-represent relatively low paid staff earning below the tax threshold.
	
		Table 1: Weekly pay for full-time employee jobs(1): United Kingdom, 1996 to 2004 Gross (£)
		
			  Percentiles 
			 Description 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 
		
		
			 1996(2) 166 201 232 265 300 341 391 453 568 
			 1997(2) 175 211 243 277 314 357 408 473 588 
			 1998(2) 181 219 253 288 326 372 423 494 619 
			   
			 1998(3) 181 220 256 293 335 382 435 507 636 
			 1999(3) 189 230 267 305 346 395 451 525 661 
			 2000(3) 196 238 276 315 359 410 468 544 685 
			 2001(3) 205 248 288 330 376 430 492 576 731 
			 2002(3) 214 259 299 344 391 447 513 599 768 
			 2003(3) 223 268 309 354 404 462 531 621 794 
			 20043, 4 232 279 324 370 423 483 555 649 829 
		
	
	(1) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
	(2) 1996–98 are estimates supplied from NES.
	(3) 1998–2004 are estimates supplied from ASHE.
	(4) Figures for 2004 exclude supplementary surveys.
	Source:
	New Earnings Survey, ONS and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS.
	
		Table 2: Weekly pay for full-time employee jobs(5): United Kingdom, 1996 to 2004 Gross (£)
		
			  Percentiles 
			 Description 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 
		
		
			 1996(6) 202 245 282 322 365 415 475 551 691 
			 1997(6) 207 251 289 329 373 424 484 562 698 
			 1998(6) 207 250 288 329 373 425 483 565 707 
			   
			 1998(7) 206 251 293 335 382 436 497 579 726 
			 1999(7) 213 259 300 343 388 444 507 590 742 
			 2000(7) 214 260 301 344 392 447 511 594 748 
			 2001(7) 220 266 309 354 403 461 528 618 784 
			 2002(7) 227 273 316 363 413 472 542 633 811 
			 2003(7) 228 275 317 363 414 474 544 636 814 
			 20043, 4 232 279 324 370 423 483 555 649 829 
			 Growth Rate percentage(9) 14.9 12.9 13.0 12.5 12.7 12.9 13.4 14.6 16.5 
		
	
	(5) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
	(6) 1996–98 are estimates supplied using NES uprated using RPI.
	(7) 1998–2004 are estimates supplied using ASHE uprated using RPI.
	(8) Figures for 2004 exclude supplementary surveys.
	(9) Growth rates have been calculated between 1996 and 1998 and between 1998 and 2004, and the sum of these two used.
	Source:
	New Earnings Survey, ONS and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS.

Green Belt

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the locations of each development on green belt land for which he or his predecessors have (a) refused and (b) given planning permission since 1 May 1997.

Yvette Cooper: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 11 October 2005 (ref. 4289).

Criminal Justice Council

Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  if he will make a statement on the work of the Criminal Justice Council;
	(2)  what the Criminal Justice Council's responsibilities are.

Fiona Mactaggart: The Criminal Justice Council is chaired by the President of the Queen's Bench Division, the right hon. Sir Igor Judge. A full membership list is shown in the table. It held its first meeting in May 2003. It meets quarterly, and the next meeting will be held in October 2005.
	The Council discusses issues and initiatives of current interest across the Criminal Justice System. A full description of its responsibilities is contained in the terms of reference in annex B.
	A protocol of its relationship to the National Criminal Justice Board is shown in annex C.
	
		Annex A: Criminal Justice Council Members
		
			 Name Title/Department 
		
		
			 The right hon. Sir Igor Judge Chairman 
			 Dr. Jeremy Horder Law Commission 
			 HHJ Globe QC Circuit Judge 
			 Sir Duncan Nichol Chairman—Parole Board 
			 Dame Helen Reeves DBE Chief Executive—Victim Support 
			 Judge Davinder Lachhar District Judge—West London 
			 George Mitchell CBE JP Magistrate 
			 Rodney Warren Solicitor—Law Society 
			 Nicholas Purnell QC Barrister—Bar Council 
			 Withiel Cole Special Casework Projects Manager, Casework Directorate, Crown Prosecution Service 
			 Professor Di Birch School of Law, University of Nottingham 
			 Professor John Raine Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham 
			 Claire Cooper Commission for Racial Equality 
			 Neil Clarke Justices' Clerks' Society 
			 Richard Collins Acting Director—Criminal Defence Service 
			 Paul Cavadino Chief Executive—NACRO 
			 John Ransford Director of Education and Social Policy—Local Government Association 
			 Dianne Jeffrey Chair—The NHS Confederation 
			 John Dixon Association of Directors of Social Services 
			 David A'Herne Director—Crime Reduction Unit, National Assembly of Wales 
			 Professor Graham Zellick Chair—Criminal Cases Review Commission 
			 Vlartin Barnes Chief Executive—DrugScope 
			 Roger Howard Chief Executive—Crime Concern 
		
	
	Secretariat:
	Shena Clarke shena.clarke@cjs.gsi.gov.uk / 020 7035 8528
	Annex B: Criminal Justice Council—terms of reference
	To keep the criminal justice system under review
	To advise the Government on the form and manner of implementation of criminal justice reforms and to make proposals to it for reform
	To advise on the framing and implementation of a communication and education strategy for the criminal justice system
	Annex C: Protocol between the national criminal justice board and the criminal justice council
	1. The CJC will keep the Criminal Justice System under review and will act in the capacity of an expert advisor to the NCJB, providing advice and guidance on the full range of criminal justice issues. The NCJB may seek the views of the CJC on specific issues.
	2. Policy on criminal justice reform is the responsibility of the NCJB. The NCJB will take account of the experience and views of the CJC as appropriate.
	3. The Chair of the CJC will have a seat on the NCJB.
	4. The Council will have a flexible membership. Members need not attend meetings if they have no specific interest in the topic(s) under discussion. If items on the agenda so require, members may nominate an "expert" to attend the Council. In addition, the Council has the right to co-opt agency representation as required and to invite officials from the criminal justice departments to attend to discuss relevant issues.
	5. The Council may establish project boards and/or sub-groups as it sees necessary to fulfil its terms of reference.
	6. The Council will meet four times per year.

Independent Monitoring Boards

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many ex-prisoners are members of Independent Monitoring Boards.

Fiona Mactaggart: This information is not available. Although ex-offenders can apply to become Board members, membership data does not include conviction and custodial history.

Police

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether police officers outside London have operated a shoot-to-kill policy since 1997, with particular reference to armed officers operating in (a) Hertfordshire and the (b) Hemel Hempstead constituency.

Hazel Blears: Specialized operational tactics to deal with the threat of deadly attack are operational matters for the police. The tactical options adopted by forces may differ depending on the Chief Officer's assessment of local need.

Prison Service

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the instances since 2001 when prison governors have been found (a) with drugs and (b) inappropriately using the internet, and for each indicate (i) how long the investigation lasted, (ii) what disciplinary action was taken and (iii) on what basis the investigation was conducted.

Fiona Mactaggart: This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Prison Service

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison (a) governors, (b) governor/manager grade staff and (c) prison officers have been (i) found with or (ii) investigated for drugs at each prison since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Fiona Mactaggart: This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Belgium (UK Mission Bugging)

Paul Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made by the Belgian authorities in identifying who bugged the UK Mission in the Justus Lipsius Council of Ministers building in 2003; and if he will make a statement.

Jack Straw: Since 14 October 2004, Official Report, column 372W, when my right hon. Friend the then Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. MacShane) replied to the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes), the Belgian authorities have been continuing their investigations. No results are so far available. We and the other EU member states concerned are co-operating with the Belgian authorities.

Colombia

Colin Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Colombian Government on the deaths of trades unionists there; and what discussions he has had with the Colombian Government on implementation of UN recommendations on human rights.

Douglas Alexander: My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Triesman), raised our concerns over human rights, including the deaths of trade unionists, with the Colombian Foreign Minister when she visited London with President Uribe on 14 July. He underlined the importance of swift investigations and provision of information by the Colombians when there were reports of human rights abuses. We continue to raise specific human rights cases with the Government of Colombia through our embassy in Bogota. We brought the case of the trade unionist Luciano Romero Molina to the attention of the Colombian authorities on 23 September. We will continue to monitor this case as well as others. Human rights remain at the centre of our policy towards Colombia.
	The EU Council of Ministers' conclusions on 3 October underlined the willingness of the EU to discuss mid-year progress on the implementation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) recommendations within the framework of the G24, the group drawn from participants in the 2003 London meeting of international support for Colombia, in Bogota. We will continue to look for ways to encourage and assist the Colombian Government to improve the human rights situation in Colombia, including offers of support to help implement the UN recommendations.

Business Start-ups

Barry Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 
	(1)  what services are in place to assist new and small businesses;
	(2)  what steps he is taking (a) to improve services for new businesses and (b) to promote new businesses; and if he will make a statement.

Alun Michael: Business Link provides information and impartial support to new and existing businesses. It provides quick and easy links to a broad range of private, public and voluntary business support services. In 2004–05, Business Link provided support to over 670,000 businesses. Nearly 500,000 of these were existing businesses, the remainder, individuals thinking of, or in the process of, starting up a businesses. Business Link services are available locally in England by calling 0845 600 9 006.
	The national website www.businesslink.gov.uk provides free access to all relevant information, guidance, funding and training from Government and the business sector. As one of the leading sites for small business, it has more than 750,000 visits every month from individuals involved in business.
	In addition, a range of specific business support products is in place aimed at small and medium size companies. These include:
	The small firm loan guarantee which underpins loans to businesses lacking sufficient collateral to access commercial loans;
	The grant for research and development which is available to help businesses carry out R and D that could lead to a technologically innovative produce or process; and
	Support for implementing best business practice, taking the form of a free diagnostic run by a Business Link adviser, with subsidised consultancy for selected projects.
	Regional venture capital Funds have been set up in each of the nine English regions to address the equity gap encountered by small businesses with high growth potential. Government have also published—in print and on-line—a "No-Nonsense Guide to Government rules and regulations for setting up your business", and separate no-nonsense guides to "Small Business Funding and Finance for High Growth Companies".
	Following the devolution of the local management of Business Link to the nine regional development agencies in April, the small business service is working with the agencies to develop a national framework to ensure the continued delivery of an effective Business Link service. Essentially, this is being developed as a strong national brand, delivered locally, and managed at regional level. A core set of Business Link branded services will be offered to businesses, regardless of their location. Once agreed, these will be rolled out in each region during 2005–06. At the same time, RDAs will be making regional decisions about business support priorities and structures for the future, to ensure these core services are delivered in a way which meets local and regional priorities.
	One example is the manufacturing advisory service which has proved popular with manufacturers, has helped make significant improvements in the productivity of many firms, and is managed by each regional development agency, with primary access via the local Business Link.
	In addition, Government are:
	Enhancing the on-line services available on www.businesslink. gov.uk to include a "start-up journey manager" which will provide guidance on the processes required to start up and develop a business;
	Establishing a pathfinder round of enterprise capital funds to improve the availability of risk capital to small but potentially high growth businesses;
	Launching a supplier route to Government web portal which will improve small business access to public sector procurement opportunities by advertising lower value procurement contracts on line; and
	Targeting the small firms loan guarantee at start-ups and early stage businesses in improvements to the scheme which will be implemented later this year.
	We are also taking steps to promote new businesses and enterprise by supporting the second national enterprise week in the week beginning 14 November to raise enterprise awareness among 14–30 year olds and pointing people to sources of further advice. In addition, a national council for graduate entrepreneurship has been established with its "Flying Starts" programme aimed at inspiring students and recent graduates about enterprise. By the end of the year, around 3,000 will have participated in the programme.
	We are working with leaders in key industry sectors to promote ambition and excellence, there is close co-operation between regional development agencies and new regional skills partnerships, and the Department for Education and Skills is investing £60 million each year in enterprise education for 14–16 year olds. We are also promoting social enterprise which now makes a significant contribution to the economy.
	Small businesses make a major contribution to the health of the economy, helping to boost productivity, increase competition and innovation, and generating employment, which is why the Government's aim is to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business.

Energy Industry Funding

Michael Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what Government funding was allocated to (a) the nuclear industry, (b) the renewables sector and (c) carbon capture and abatement in each year since 2001.

Malcolm Wicks: Allocated Government funding is given in the following table. The DTI is also providing a funding package of £40 million to support new demonstration projects for carbon abatement technologies and hydrogen over the next three to four years.
	
		Government funding allocation £
		
			  2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 
		
		
			 Figures for direct Government expenditure (but not including spending by the Research Councils) on nuclear fission 2.0 million 2. 1 million 2.1 million 2.2 million 
			  
			 Research council spend on nuclear fission 0.3 million 0.3 million 0.2 million 0.1 million 
			  
			 Research council spend on nuclear fusion 14.4 million 14.6 million 15.6 million 19.5 million 
			  
			 DTI New and Renewable Energy Programme 7.2 million 13.1 million 13.7 million 11. 7 million 
			  
			 DTI Capital Grant Programmes—renewables (capital Grants Programme started in 2002) 0 1.2 million 4.3 million 25.8 million 
			  
			 Research council spend (renewables excluding carbon sequestration) 10.3 million 10.7 million 12.0 million 12.8 million 
			  
			 DTI Clean Coal Programme 4.4 million 3.0 million 5.0 million (15)6.5 million 
			  
			 Research council spend on carbon sequestration 41.600 77.800 30.300 42.500 
			  
			 Defra CHP Programme 2.8 million 1.6 million 2.5 million 2.0 million 
		
	
	(15) Estimated.
	Note:
	All figures are rounded to one decimal place.

Nuclear Power

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost was of civil nuclear reactors generating electricity in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by the cost of (a) maintenance, (b) staff salaries, (c) security, (d) transport of radioactive materials, (e) radioactive waste removal, (f) radioactive waste storage, (g) cost of purchasing nuclear fuel, (h) radioactive accidents, (i) non-radioactive accidents and (j) accident insurance.

Malcolm Wicks: The UK civil nuclear reactors are operated by Magnox and British Energy.
	The figures for Magnox are as follows:
	
		Cost (£000)
		
			 Category Dungeness Oldbury Sizewell Wylfa Total 
		
		
			 Staff Salaries 17,497 19,962 18,631 21,476 77,566 
			 Maintenance 14,548 10,335 11,664 14,365 50,912 
			 Security — — — — 0 
			 Radioactive Materials Transport 701 685 796 2,149 4,331 
			 Radioactive Waste Removal 409 103 103 342 957 
			 Radioactive Waste Storage — — — — 0 
			 Purchase of Nuclear Fuel 1,406 2,405 1,317 6,570 11,698 
			 Radioactive Accidents — — — — 0 
			 Non-Radioactive Accidents — — — — 0 
			 Accident Insurance 503 642 713 1,436 3,294 
			 Total 35,064 34,132 33,224 46,338 148,758 
		
	
	Notes:
	1. Security data is restricted.
	2. There are no significant costs of radioactive materials storage at operational sites.
	3. There is no subjective analysis of Accident costs. Given the good safety performance of reactor site, these will be insignificant.
	4. Costs are 2004–05 actuals in 2004–05 money values.
	5. The totals DO NOT equate to the total operating costs of these sites.
	British Energy plc owns and operates the newer advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs) and the pressurised water reactor (PWR). Costs associated with running these reactors are therefore a matter for British Energy. The company has recently published its preliminary results for 2004–05 and these may contain some of this information (www.british-energy.com).

Sustainable Development

Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what parts of his Department's estate will not be covered by the commitments set out in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate.

Malcolm Wicks: The Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate covers DTI HQ and non-HQ sites and Executive agencies. Sites excluded from the framework are sites to be disposed of by 2006 and that have less than 50 staff and sites with minor occupancy leased from other Government Departments. Sites not covered are: Athol House (Aberdeen), Tay House (Glasgow) and the National Weights and Measures Laboratory. The rest of the DTI estate is covered.

Offshore/Onshore Wind Generation

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on proposed wind farm schemes in the constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale.

Malcolm Wicks: There are currently no commissioned or evaluated research being undertaken by the DTI in the constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale.

Classroom Assistants

Greg Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many classroom assistants there are in each London borough.

Jacqui Smith: The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants in maintained schools in each London local authority in January 2005, the latest information available.
	
		Teaching assistants(22) in maintained nursery, primary, middle and secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units(23) in each London local authority, January 2005
		
			  FTE 
		
		
			 City of London 10 
			 Camden 580 
			 Greenwich 820 
			 Hackney 680 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 380 
			 Islington 560 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 300 
			 Lambeth 770 
			 Lewisham 670 
			 Southwark 1,030 
			 Tower Hamlets 1,150 
			 Wandsworth 730 
			 Westminster 420 
			 Barking and Dagenham 540 
			 Barnet 980 
			 Bexley 600 
			 Brent 640 
			 Bromley 560 
			 Croydon 1,010 
			 Haling 690 
			 Enfield 1,050 
			 Haringey 900 
			 Harrow 540 
			 Havering 680 
			 Hillingdon 790 
			 Hounslow 580 
			 Kingston upon Thames 360 
			 Merton 530 
			 Newham 1,300 
			 Redbridge 820 
			 Richmond upon Thames 330 
			 Sutton 440 
			 Waltham Forest 780 
			   
			 London 22,230 
		
	
	(22) Includes teaching assistants, special needs support staff and ethnic minority support staff.
	(23) Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools.
	Note:
	Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
	Source:
	Annual school census

Education Funding

Jeremy Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list by local education authority the amount of money provided per pupil for each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

Jacqui Smith: The following table gives, for local authorities in England from 1997–98 to 2005–06, the total revenue funding per pupil in real terms. The figures for 2003–04 to 2005–06 are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised. These funding figures include funding via education formula spending/standard spending assessment and revenue grants allocated at a local authority level. It excludes the pensions transfer to EFS and the Learning and Skills Council.
	
		Aged 3–19
		
			  
		
		
			 Camden 4,400 4,380 4,610 4,970 5,210 5,400 5,610 5,890 6,000 
			 Greenwich 3,890 3,940 4,180 4,580 4,800 5,000 5,140 5,340 5,550 
			 Hackney 4,560 4,560 4,860 5,200 5,410 5,600 5,850 6,060 6,310 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 4,330 4,360 4,570 4,930 5,150 5,440 5,570 5,820 5,910 
			 Islington 4,210 4,290 4,530 5,000 5,300 5,440 5,590 5,870 6,110 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 4,300 4,360 4,670 5,030 5,280 5,610 5,730 6,010 6,100 
			 Lambeth 4,610 4,650 4,870 5,210 5,390 5,590 5,650 5,930 6,120 
			 Lewisham 4,150 4,190 4,390 4,690 4,930 5,110 5,300 5,510 5,740 
			 Southwark 4,200 4,240 4,460 4,780 5,020 5,190 5,350 5,600 5,900 
			 Tower Hamlets 4,410 4,520 4,890 5,240 5,540 5,730 5,940 6,160 6,450 
			 Wandsworth 3,970 3,960 4,150 4,430 4,630 4,710 5,020 5,210 5,440 
			 Westminster 4,250 4,240 4,510 4,820 5,000 5,210 5,450 5,660 5,760 
			 Barking and Dagenham 3,220 3,370 3,480 3,740 3,960 4,120 4,300 4,490 4,610 
			 Barnet 3,220 3,260 3,380 3,560 3,810 3,960 4,130 4,300 4,550 
			 Bexley 3,020 3,080 3,160 3,350 3,520 3,650 3,780 3,940 4,060 
			 Brent 3,730 3,780 3,920 4,130 4,390 4,570 4,780 5,000 5,190 
			 Bromley 3,040 3,090 3,200 3,400 3,570 3,690 3,820 3,990 4,130 
			 Croydon 3,270 3,310 3,450 3,660 3,850 3,970 4,060 4,270 4,400 
			 Baling 3,380 3,500 3,650 3,920 4,170 4,280 4,510 4,740 5,000 
			 Enfield 3,320 3,370 3,510 3,710 3,960 4,140 4,250 4,450 4,570 
			 Haringey 3,830 3,870 4,110 4,410 4,670 4,800 5,000 5,230 5,340 
			 Harrow 3,140 3,190 3,310 3,530 3,740 3,840 4,050 4,230 4,440 
			 Havering 2,990 3,060 3,140 3,330 3,530 3,630 3,740 3,910 4.050 
			 Hillingdon 3,180 3,230 3,370 3,560 3,690 3,810 3,990 4,200 4,440 
			 Hounslow 3,360 3,420 3,580 3,810 4,030 4,220 4,460 4,630 4,840 
			 Kingston upon Thames 3,010 3,050 3,170 3,390 3,600 3,710 3,850 4,050 4,250 
			 Merton 3,190 3,230 3,370 3,620 3,870 3,890 4,080 4,290 4,490 
			 Newham 3,830 3,920 4,070 4,330 4,610 4,730 4,850 5,040 5,230 
			 Redbridge 3,300 3,320 3,410 3,600 3,770 3,900 3,960 4,150 4,300 
			 Richmond upon Thames 3,010 3,010 3,120 3.340 3,520 3,580 3,680 3,870 4,030 
			 Sutton 3,170 3,170 3,270 3,450 3,630 3,760 3,900 4,100 4,220 
			 Waltham Forest 3,620 3,630 3,790 4,060 4,320 4,450 4,560 4,800 4,890 
			 Birmingham 3,060 3,150 3,330 3,650 3,860 3,960 4,140 4,290 4,530 
			 Coventry 2,920 3,020 3,160 3,410 3,540 3,650 3,800 3,980 4,180 
			 Dudley 2,570 2,690 2,820 3,040 3,170 3,260 3.390 3,560 3,810 
			 Sandwell 2,860 2,980 3,130 3,360 3,550 3,680 3,870 4,040 4,260 
			 Solihull 2,620 2,700 2,800 3,000 3,130 3,210 3,410 3,550 3,700 
			 Walsall 2,780 2,850 3,010 3,250 3,390 3,500 3,640 3,820 4,080 
			 Wolverhampton 2,930 3,000 3,180 3,440 3,610 3,800 3,940 4,100 4,300 
			 Knowsley 3,170 3,290 3,460 3,830 4,080 4,190 4,280 4,420 4,540 
			 Liverpool 3,170 3,260 3,430 3,830 4,040 4,160 4,250 4,420 4,540 
			 St. Helens 2,780 2,850 2,960 3,230 3,460 3,570 3,780 3,930 4,070 
			 Sefton 2,780 2,860 2,980 3,250 3,420 3,550 3,720 3,860 4,040 
			 Wirral 2,860 2,980 3,090 3,370 3,570 3,700 3,830 3,970 4,110 
			 Bolton 2,750 2,830 2,990 3,240 3,360 3,480 3,600 3,770 4,030 
			 Bury 2,630 2,730 2,870 3,090 3,240 3,330 3,480 3,670 3,840 
			 Manchester 3,250 3,360 3,590 4,010 4,220 4,320 4,450 4,590 4,750 
			 Oldham 2,820 2,910 3,080 3,320 3.480 3,650 3,830 4,010 4,220 
			 Rochdale 2,860 2,940 3.100 3,380 3,550 3,710 3,880 4,080 4,300 
			 Salford 2,840 2,960 3,130 3,490 3,730 3,780 3,930 4,090 4,280 
			 Stockport 2,610 2,680 2,810 3,040 3,180 3,230 3,370 3,510 3,670 
			 Tameside 2,700 2,780 2,920 3,160 3,350 3,450 3,590 3,790 3,940 
			 Trafford 2,710 2,770 2,930 3,150 3,310 3,360 3,510 3,630 3,810 
			 Wigan 2,680 2,760 2,890 3,120 3,260 3,330 3,510 3,670 3,850 
			 Barnsley 2,780 2,870 3,010 3,240 3,420 3,520 3,730 3,840 4,010 
			 Doncaster 2,840 2,920 3,060 3,290 3,440 3,550 3,810 3,950 4,130 
			 Rotherham 2,810 2,860 3,010 3,310 3,500 3,580 3,770 3,880 4,030 
			 Sheffield 2,870 2,930 3,100 3,420 3,590 3,660 3,790 3,920 4,060 
			 Bradford 2,940 3,010 3,210 3,530 3,750 3,840 3,970 4,120 4,310 
			 Calderdale 2,770 2.850 3,020 3,250 3,380 3,500 3,670 3,840 4,030 
			 Kirklees 2,800 2,880 3,050 3,280 3,440 3,530 3,700 3,880 4,060 
			 Leeds 2,780 2,850 2,990 3,280 3,470 3,590 3,730 3.870 4,010 
			 Wakefield 2,700 2,750 2.890 3,150 3,290 3,390 3,520 3,660 3,910 
			 Gateshead 2,770 2,910 3,050 3,340 3,550 3,660 3,860 3,990 4,150 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne 3,120 3,130 3,260 3,570 3,780 3,890 4,030 4,180 4,340 
			 North Tyneside 2,720 2,800 2,920 3,210 3,380 3,520 3,690 3,820 3,960 
			 South Tyneside 2,860 2,950 3,110 3,410 3,640 3,720 3,930 4,070 4,230 
			 Sunderland 2,810 2,900 3,020 3,310 3,510 3,610 3,810 3,950 4,130 
			 Bath and North East Somerset2,680 2,750 2,890 3,100 3,200 3,300 3,410 3,570 3,750 
			 Bristol, City of 2,850 2,910 3,050 3,330 3,490 3,620 3,770 3,980 4,180 
			 North Somerset 2,720 2,800 2,940 3,150 3,240 3,320 3,470 3,600 3,780 
			 South Gloucestershire 2,610 2,680 2,810 2,990 3,090 3,200 3,340 3,480 3,640 
			 Hartlepool 2,800 2,900 3,030 3,300 3,490 3,590 3,840 4,010 4,220 
			 Middlesbrough 2,960 3,080 3,250 3,540 3,770 3,890 4,080 4,330 4,580 
			 Redcar and Cleveland 2,800 2,890 3,020 3,310 3,540 3,620 3,810 3,970 4,130 
			 Stockton-on-Tees 2,760 2,830 2,990 3,300 3,520 3,620 3,810 3,930 4,050 
			 Kingston Upon Hull, City of 2,950 3,010 3,160 3,470 3,650 3,750 3,920 4,070 4,250 
			 East Riding of Yorkshire 2,680 2,760 2,890 3,140 3,270 3,340 3,450 3,600 3,750 
			 North East Lincolnshire 2,810 2,900 3,050 3,320 3,490 3,580 3,670 3,830 4,030 
			 North Lincolnshire 2,760 2,890 3.030 3,280 3,390 3,450 3,610 3,750 3,950 
			 North Yorkshire 2,740 2,810 2,950 3,180 3,310 3,410 3,550 3,690 3,840 
			 York 2,680 2,760 2,890 3,130 3,240 3,310 3,400 3,530 3,700 
			 Bedfordshire 2,870 2,900 3,020 3,290 3,460 3,570 3,630 3,790 3,950 
			 Luton 3,150 3,180 3,340 3,570 3,750 3,870 4,040 4,200 4,390 
			 Buckinghamshire 2,950 2,960 3,080 3,300 3,460 3,570 3,680 3,850 4,000 
			 Milton Keynes 3,070 3,060 3,180 3,390 3,560 3,690 3,800 3,990 4,160 
			 Derbyshire 2,670 2,730 2,860 3,080 3,200 3,300 3,430 3,580 3,750 
			 Derby 2,860 2,940 3,110 3,340 3,460 3,580 3,720 3,880 4,020 
			 Dorset 2,800 2,820 2,930 3,150 3,270 3,370 3,470 3,620 3,750 
			 Poole 2,810 2,790 2,880 3,050 3,180 3,300 3,400 3,530 3,680 
			 Bournemouth 2,970 2,970 3,060 3,280 3,370 3,430 3,490 3,620 3,760 
			 Durham 2,760 2,860 3,000 3,270 3,470 3,530 3,670 3,820 4,050 
			 Darlington 2,720 2,800 2,960 3,220 3,360 3.420 3,570 3,780 3,950 
			 East Sussex 2,950 3,010 3,130 3,390 3,540 3,630 3,700 3,880 4,020 
			 Brighton and Hove 3,090 3,150 3,270 3,540 3,690 3,780 3,880 4,020 4,130 
			 Hampshire 2,770 2,830 2,920 3,140 3,310 3,390 3,470 3,620 3,730 
			 Portsmouth 2,990 3,070 3,180 3,390 3,590 3,680 3,760 3,960 4,070 
			 Southampton 3,050 3,140 3,240 3,470 3,660 3,750 3,860 4,020 4,200 
			 Leicestershire 2,700 2,730 2,850 3,050 3,170 3,250 3,330 3,470 3,590 
			 Leicester 3,050 3,130 3,310 3,560 3,720 3,850 4,040 4,190 4,370 
			 Rutland 2.640 2,720 2,900 3,090 3,260 3,290 3,490 3,620 3,860 
			 Staffordshire 2,640 2,690 2,810 3,020 3,150 3,210 3,370 3,510 3,670 
			 Stoke-on-Trent 2,760 2,840 2,970 3,280 3,500 3,610 3,840 4,010 4,200 
			 Wiltshire 2,780 2,820 2,940 3,150 3,260 3,340 3,510 3,650 3,790 
			 Swindon 2,790 2,790 2,890 3,100 3,210 3,270 3,450 3,590 3,770 
			 Bracknell Forest(24) 2,970 3,010 3,090 3,290 3,450 3.560 3,690 3,840 4,030 
			 Windsor and Maidenhead(24) 2,970 3,040 3,130 3,380 3,560 3,670 3,780 3,940 4,120 
			 West Berkshire(24) 2,780 2,880 2,980 3,230 3,400 3,500 3,690 3,870 4,100 
			 Reading(24) 3,000 3,090 3,210 3,490 3,650 3,820 3,970 4,200 4,410 
			 Slough(24) 3,410 3,560 3,700 3,930 4,140 4,300 4,420 4,620 4,750 
			 Wokingham(24) 2,710 2,760 2,840 3,060 3,220 3,340 3,530 3,700 3,930 
			 Cambridgeshire(24) 2,710 2,780 2,930 3,130 3,240 3,320 3,490 3,660 3,810 
			 Peterborough(24) 2,950 3,010 3,180 3,390 3,520 3,660 3,850 4,070 4,220 
			 Cheshire(24) 2,690 2,740 2,860 3,070 3,200 3,280 3,420 3,570 3,740 
			 Halton(24) 2,940 2,980 3,120 3,420 3,660 3,770 3,990 4,170 4,360 
			 Warrington(24) 2,660 2,710 2,810 3,010 3,150 3,230 3.340 3,460 3,640 
			 Devon(24) 2,880 2,920 3,000 3,210 3,330 3,410 3,530 3,670 3,820 
			 Plymouth(24) 2,930 2,970 3,060 3,280 3,390 3,500 3,600 3,750 3,930 
			 Torbay(24) 2,970 2,970 3,060 3,280 3,380 3,460 3,560 3,690 3,850 
			 Essex(24) 2,960 3,000 3,100 3.330 3,490 3,570 3,680 3,850 3,970 
			 Southend-on-Sea(24) 3,050 3,080 3,190 3,420 3,600 3,700 3,780 3,960 4,090 
			 Thurrock(24) 3,100 3,150 3,260 3,480 3,660 3,770 3,890 4,090 4,160 
			 Herefordshire(24) 2,870 2,910 3,040 3,260 3,380 3,470 3,640 3,790 3,960 
			 Worcestershire(24) 2,790 2,770 2,850 3,070 3,210 3,290 3,390 3,530 3,690 
			 Kent(24) 2,940 3,000 3,110 3,340 3,500 3,610 3,710 3,900 3,990 
			 Medway(24) 2,900 2,960 3,070 3,290 3,450 3,570 3,630 3,790 3,910 
			 Lancashire(24) 2,780 2,850 2,990 3,230 3,380 3,460 3,550 3,720 3,900 
			 Blackburn with Darwen(24) 2,940 3,060 3,290 3,550 3,730 3,820 4,060 4,210 4,400 
			 Blackpool(24) 2,830 2,930 3,040 3,290 3,430 3,540 3,730 3,880 4,040 
			 Nottinghamshire(24) 2,760 2,780 2,900 3,140 3,250 3,340 3,440 3,580 3,740 
			 Nottingham(24) 3,140 3,200 3,380 3,670 3,870 4,020 4,190 4,370 4,620 
			 Shropshire(24) 2,790 2,820 2,940 3,160 3,310 3,390 3,550 3,700 3,850 
			 Telford and Wrekin(24) 2,860 2,910 3,030 3,290 3,450 3,490 3,620 3,760 3,920 
			 Cornwall 2,810 2,920 3,050 3,270 3,410 3,510 3,570 3,720 3,870 
			 Cumbria 2,680 2,810 2,950 3,200 3,360 3,460 3,630 3,780 3,950 
			 Gloucestershire 2,750 2,800 2,940 3,160 3,280 3,370 3,480 3,610 3,770 
			 Hertfordshire 2,960 3,000 3,090 3,320 3,470 3,560 3,640 3,810 3,910 
			 Isle of Wight 3,050 3,120 3,230 3,500 3,690 3,780 3,810 3,970 4,110 
			 Lincolnshire 2,790 2,860 2,990 3,210 3,360 3,460 3,610 3,760 3,910 
			 Norfolk 2,860 2,900 3,020 3,260 3,410 3,490 3,590 3,760 3,900 
			 Northamptonshire 2,730 2,790 2,920 3,130 3,260 3,350 3,520 3,660 3,820 
			 Northumberland 2,750 2,830 2,950 3,200 3,390 3,500 3,640 3,800 4,000 
			 Oxfordshire 2,940 2,960 3,070 3,310 3,460 3,560 3,650 3,810 3,940 
			 Somerset 2,750 2,810 2,940 3,170 3,300 3,370 3,490 3,640 3,770 
			 Suffolk 2,810 2,820 2,930 3,150 3,280 3,380 3,460 3,620 3,760 
			 Surrey 2,940 2,970 3,070 3,270 3,430 3,510 3,600 3,750 3,930 
			 Warwickshire 2,670 2,740 2,880 3,090 3,210 3,320 3,500 3,650 3,780 
			 West Sussex 2,940 2,930 3,020 3,220 3,380 3,470 3,570 3,720 3,840 
			 England 2,940 3,000 3,140 3,390 3,550 3,650 3,790 3,950 4,110 
		
	
	(24) 1997–98 figures for LEAs subject to local government reorganisation in that year have been estimated, pro-rata to their post LGR figures.
	Notes:
	1. 2003–04 to 2005–06 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited.
	2. Figures reflect education standard spending assessment/education formula spending settlement (all sub-blocks), plus all revenue grants in DfES departmental expenditure limits relevant to EFS pupils aged 3–19.
	3. Figures exclude education maintenance allowances and grants not allocated at LEA level. They also exclude the pensions transfer to EFS and the Learning and Skills Council for 2003–04 to 2005–06.
	4. The pupil numbers used are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations plus PLASC three-year-olds maintained pupils and estimated three to four-year-olds funded through state support in maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers.
	5. Real terms figures are based on GDP deflators as at 30 June 2005 (2004–05 prices).
	6. Per pupil figures are rounded to the nearest £10.

School Performance Measurements

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on recent progress in developing and implementing a value-added methodology for measuring school and pupil performance which takes account of factors other than prior attainment.

Jacqui Smith: A Contextualised Value Added (CVA) measure is being, introduced for all DfES and Ofsted school improvement and accountability purposes. In addition to prior attainment, CVA also takes account of a range of other factors that impact on performance but that are outside a school's control, such as gender, ethnicity, SEN status, and levels of pupil mobility and deprivation.
	The model has been developed in consultation with schools, local authorities, Ofsted, and academics and other professionals in the field. Taking account of a much broader range of factors improves the way we measure school effectiveness by allowing us to consider the impact each school makes despite the particular circumstances of its intake.
	CVA has been incorporated into the 2005 Pupil Achievement Tracker and Ofsted's PANDAs for Key Stages 2, 3 and 4. Also we are currently piloting its inclusion in the Achievement and Attainment Tables.

Teachers

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many newly-qualified teachers failed their assessment at the end of their induction year in 2003–04.

Jacqui Smith: The General Teaching Council for England received notification of 32 newly qualified teachers that failed their induction assessments between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004.

Teachers

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 
	(1)  how many candidates were awarded degrees of bachelor of arts or bachelor of science with qualified teacher status in the last year for which figures are available;
	(2)  how many candidates were awarded a degree of bachelor of education in the last year for which figures are available.

Jacqui Smith: In 2003–04 there were 6,070 first degree Initial teacher training (ITT) qualifiers at English HE institutions. Information on the type of first degree qualification obtained is not held centrally. However, the available information covering ITT qualifiers by subject of study is given in the table. Please note that this data includes 177 trainees on the registered teacher programme.
	
		First degree ITT qualifiers(26), (27), (28) at English HE institutions, 2003–04
		
			 Joint academic coding system subject area Qualifiers 
		
		
			 Biological sciences 475 
			 Physical sciences 85 
			 Mathematical sciences 235 
			 Computer science 135 
			 Social studies 110 
			 Business and administrative studies 15 
			 Languages 685 
			 Historical and philosophical studies 210 
			 Creative arts and design 370 
			 Education 3,525 
			 Combined studies 230 
			 Total 6,070 
		
	
	(26) Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.
	(27) Figures include UK and overseas domiciled qualifiers.
	(28) Where students are on a primary programme and have chose not to study a specialism, then students are coded within the education subject group, otherwise, the appropriate JAGS code is used to indicate any specialisms.
	Source:
	Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record

University Students

Edward Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of first year students at university in (a) London and (b) England were from black and minority ethnic communities in each of the last five school years.

Bill Rammell: The latest information is shown in the following table. Figures for 2004/05 will be available in December 2005.
	
		Full-time UK domiciled undergraduate entrants:
		
			  White Black and ethnic minorities(31) Total known Unknown Total Percentage black and ethnic minorities(31)(32) 
		
		
			 Higher education institutions in London 
			 2000/01 23,870 23,210 47,080 4,215 51,295 49.3 
			 2001/02 22,795 24,920 47,720 4,370 52,090 52.2 
			 2002/03 23,495 26,200 49,695 3,925 53,620 52.7 
			 2003/04 22,655 25,520 48,170 4,595 52,770 53.0 
			
			 Higher education institutions in England   
			 2000/01 204,300 50,080 254,380 14,255 268,635 19.7 
			 2001/02 210,125 55,010 265,135 16,945 282,080 20.7 
			 2002/03 220,185 59,130 279,315 14,350 293,660 21.2 
			 2003/04 222,515 60,645 283,160 13,470 296,630 21.4 
		
	
	1 As from 2001/02. figures include students of mixed race. In 2001/02, a revised classification of ethnic groups was introduced, which included new categories for those who were of mixed race.
	(31) Based on those students whose ethnicity was known.
	Notes:
	1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum to totals.
	2. Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.
	3. Figures are on a whole year count basis, which counts students who are enrolled at any point in the academic year.
	Source:
	Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

Little Haven's Children's Hospice

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much NHS funding will be made available to Little Havens Children's Hospice in (a) 2005–06 and (b) 2006–07.

Liam Byrne: Children's hospice services are funded from a number of sources, including services commissioned by primary care trusts (PCTs) based on their assessment of children's needs and their priorities. They are best placed to make decisions on the local need for palliative care and are able to take into account the needs of individual families and their preferences. Local hospices need to engage their PCTs in the commissioning process. PCTs have received substantial increases in their baseline funding and there is no ceiling on the amount of funding they can provide for children's palliative care.
	The information requested is not collected centrally. However, I understand that Castle Point and Rochford PCT, on behalf of all five PCTs in South Essex, gave Little Haven's Hospice funding that totalled £30,197 in 2005–06. It is envisaged a similar amount will be available in 2006–07.

Live Births/Abortions (Essex)

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) live births and (b) abortions there were in (i) Essex and (ii) Bedford and Hertfordshire strategic health authority in each year since 1976.

Caroline Flint: The information requested is shown in the table.
	
		Total number of abortions and live births for residents of Essexa and Bedfordshire and Hertfordshireb1976–2004
		
			  Essexa Bedfordshire and Hertfordshireb 
			  Abortions Live births Abortions Live births 
		
		
			 1976 (32)2666 (37)17879 (39)2962 (32)(33)17968 
			 1977 2763 17244 2924 17834 
			 1978 2954 17958 3486 18894 
			 1979 3230 19177 3654 20136 
			 1980 3366 19607 3902 20638 
			  
			 1981 (33)n/a 19032 (40)3851 19897 
			 1982 n/a 18140 3593 19265 
			  
			 1983 (34)1805 18267 3677 19340 
			 1984 1997 18767 4198 19533 
			 1985 2074 18953 4253 19870 
			 1986 1879 19280 4381 20517 
			 1987 2003 20253 4361 20971 
			 1988 2462 20594 4788 21760 
			 1989 2524 20411 4858 21424 
			 1990 2447 20760 4801 21756 
			 1991 2532 20556 4623 21566 
			  
			 1992 2386 20385 (32) 0 4102 21853 
			  
			 1993 (35)4260 20275 (32)4301 21595 
			  
			 1994 4031 19919 (32)4143 21578 
			 1995 3903 19162 4224 20750 
			  
			 1996 4359 19214 (32)4581 20872 
			  
			 1997 4503 19181 4907 (32)20776 
			  
			 1998 4945 (38)19097 5012 20802 
			 1999 4586 18752 5255 20398 
			 2000 4667 17919 4995 20281 
			  
			 2001 4663 17784 (32)5028 20029 
			  
			 2002 (36)4626 17827 (32)5045 19842 
			 2003 4772 18451 5466 20552 
			 2004 4897 18887 5203 20904 
		
	
	a There were boundary changes in Essex and comparable data in some years are not available.
	(32) Essex area health authority 1975–1980.
	(33) Comparative data for Essex not available 1981–82.
	(34) Includes district health authorities for Mid-Essex, North East and West Essex from 1983 to 1992.
	(35) Includes health authorities for North Essex and South Essex from 1993 to 2001.
	(36) Essex strategic health authority. From 2002, includes primary care organisations for Basildon, Billericay, Brentwood and Wickford, Castle Point and Rochford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow, Maldon and South Chelmsford, Southend on Sea, Tendring, Thurrock, Uttlesford, Witham, Braintree and Halstead.
	(37) Essex County 1976–1997.
	(38) Includes Southend and Thurrock, Unitary authorities.
	b There were boundary changes in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and comparable data in some years are not available.
	(39) Includes Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire area health authorities 1975–1980.
	(40) Includes district health authorities for Northern Bedfordshire, Southern Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire, North West Hertfordshire and South West Hertfordshire 1981–1991.
	(41) 0 Includes North Bedfordshire, South Bedfordshire, North West Hertfordshire, South West Hertfordshire district health authorities in 1992.
	(42)
	(43) Includes North Bedfordshire, South Bedfordshire, North West Hertfordshire, South West Hertfordshire and East and North Hertfordshire district health authorities in 1993.
	(44) Includes Bedfordshire, North West Hertfordshire, South West Hertfordshire and East and North Hertfordshire district health authorities 1994–1995.
	(45) Includes Bedfordshire, West Hertfordshire and East and North Hertfordshire Health Authorities 1996–2000.
	(46) Includes Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire health authorities in 2001.
	(47) Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire strategic health authority. From 2002 includes primary care organisations for Bedford, Bedfordshire Heartlands, Dacorum, Hertsmere, Luton, Northern Hertfordshire and Stevenage, Royston, Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford, South East Hertfordshire, St Albans and Harpenden, Watford and Three Rivers, Welwyn Hatfield.
	(48) Includes Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire counties 1976–1996.
	(49) Includes Luton unitary authority and Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire counties in 1997–2004.
	Sources:
	Data for abortions supplied by SD3G, Department of Health.
	Data for live births supplied by the Office for National Statistics.

Primary Care Trusts (Hampshire/Isle of Wight)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the financial position of each primary care trust in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is; and if she will make a statement.

Caroline Flint: The figures for each primary care trust (PCT) in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic Health Authority are shown in the table. The figures have been taken from the 2004–05 final accounts.
	
		
			  £000 
			 PCT name Under/(Over)spend 
		
		
			 Blackwater Valley and Hart (2,676) 
			 East Hampshire (5,199) 
			 Eastleigh and Test Valley South (1,283) 
			 Fareham and Gosport (6,757) 
			 Isle of Wight (361) 
			 Mid-Hampshire (826) 
			 New Forest (8,592) 
			 North Hampshire (890) 
			 Portsmouth City Teaching 17 
			 Southampton City 0